Man faces drug charges after traffic stop on Interstate 85 in Anderson County

ANDERSON COUNTY - A traffic stop on Interstate 85 netted more than $15,000, one arrest, marijuana and 56 grams of crack cocaine according to Anderson County sheriff's deputies.

Deputies arrested a man identified as John Smith, 30, of Winston-Salem, N.C., around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday near I-85 and S.C. 24, according to a police report.

Smith, who remained in custody at the Anderson County Detention Center as of Saturday afternoon in lieu of $30,000 worth of bonds, is charged with trafficking crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, according to the report.

As deputies issued a warning ticket for speeding 72 mph in a 65 mph zone, Smith consented to a search of his Cadillac Seville, according to the report.

Inside the Cadillac's trunk, deputies found a bank bag with $15,166 and a safe with the cocaine and 2.8 grams of marijuana, according to the report.